Jill Shalvis famous quotes

Beneath her cheek, his heart was thumping steadily. Definitely faster than his usual near-hibernation beat. Lifting her head, she flashed him a tight smile. “I get to you.” “Are you kidding? You own me,” he said, his voice running over her like silk.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Running #Heart #Voice

He can cook and give good massages. What more do you need in a husband?
-- Jill Shalvis

#Husband #Giving #Needs

He knew he had no right to touch her, crave her like air, but he did both. And when he put his mouth on hers, he recognized the taste of her, like she'd been made just for him.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Air #Mouths #Taste

When I'm writing, the romance is always the most important thing to me, but I really love adding in slices of real life, and for me that real life always includes animals.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Real #Writing #Animal

He felt his heart roll, exposing its underbelly. Nothing he could do about that. He was equipped to eliminate threats, protect and serve. Not to love. Never to love.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Heart #Threat #Protect

As for the military or service professionals, I have nothing but respect for them, but come on, when it comes to romance novels, we all know it's really about the uniforms and how the guys look in them!
-- Jill Shalvis

#Military #Guy #Romance

A thong. God bless the thong. He hooked his fingers in the silk sides and tugged, rolling the silk down her legs until it hit the floor, his favorite place for panties.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Sides #Favorite Places #Rolling

Live as big as you can, with what you've got.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Bigs

Heat skittered through her belly, then directly south. “Sawyer.” In answer, he brought his head up and kissed her. Deep, hungry, tasting her in a purposely slow, thorough manner before pulling back to once again look into her eyes. Oh, God. “Sawyer, what are we doing?” she whispered. He shook his head. “No f#cking clue.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Eye #Looks #Answers

All you have to do is take a man at face value. Don't go into it thinking you can change them. Men aren't fixer-uppers, not like a house or a car. You buy them as is.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Men #Thinking #Car

Sugar," Tara said in a voice that was pure Pissed-Off South. "You need to go far, far away." A few weeks ago, he'd have taken that to mean she didn't want to see his face within a six-hundred-mile radius. Now he knew the truth. He distracted her. He could live with that. "Came to see if I can help." "I think I know how to make burgers," she said smoothly. "But bless your heart." In other words, ***** off and die.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Taken #Mean #Heart

Toby smiled and started to speak, but Josh adjusted his hold on Tank and reached back, covering Toby's mouth. "Wait," Grace said. "I think he was going to actually use words." "Yeah, but trust me, you don't want to hear them." Toby pulled Josh's hand away. "Are you my new mommy?" Grace's mouth fell open in shock, and Toby giggled at the sight. "Okay, Tiger," Josh said. "You know I love the sound of your laugh, probably more than any sound in the world, but I will squash you like a grape if you say that to one more woman today.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Thinking #Sight #Hands

Men are like roses. You have to watch out for the pricks.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Men #Rose #Watches

Why do we always fight?” she whispered. “You know why.” Yeah, she did. “It’s science.” “Combustible chemistry,” he agreed. “Dangerous.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Fighting #Chemistry #Yeah

Forever this time," he said as Sawyer strode toward them. Tara sighed blissfully. "You know what this means, right?" "I'm done guessing," he said. "Tell me." "It means you're mine," she said. "And I'm yours. No more walking away. We are going to get it right this time." His smile was slow and easy, and just for her. "Well, finally.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Mean #Walking Away #Forever

I'm done waiting. Done doing things the easy way and letting things happen as they will." Her heart caught. "What does that mean?" "It means this is too important to let slip away again. You're too important." He leaned back against the truck with a low grunt of effort, eyes dark, jaw clenched. "I love you too, Tara.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Love You #Mean #Eye

Looking at him, she saw her future and felt all the ragged tears in her heart heal themselves. "I fit," she whispered in marvel, stepping into him. "I fit with you." He nodded and wrapped his arms around her. "Perfectly
-- Jill Shalvis

#Heart #Tears #Arms

You came here a fighter, Maddie. Maybe you'd lost a round or two, but you were on your feet. You want to stay in Lucky Harbor? Fight for it. You want a relationship with your sisters? Fight for it." "What about you? What about a relationship with you?" He pulled back to look into her face as if memorizing her features. His voice, when he spoke, was low and gravelly with emotion. "I'm already yours. Always have been. All you have to do is step into the ring.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Fighting #Two #Voice

How about we give each other everything we can and not blame each other for what we can’t.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Giving #Blame

Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Lips #Second Best

They say money talks, but all mine ever says is 'good-bye sucker.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Bye #Good Bye #Money Talks

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.” – Chloe Traeger
-- Jill Shalvis

#Chloe #Ability

Tag opened the door to his knock, and with a look of disappointment, peered behind Wade. "You got someone better coming over?" Wade asked him. "Pizza," Tag said.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Disappointment #Doors #Tag

I threatened to kung fu you. Oh my God.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Kung Fu

Matt?" "Yeah?" "You okay?" "Working on it." His voice sounded unusually tight. "I thought you said you did this a lot." "Yeah. I do. But apparently not with anyone I'm wildly attracted to." This caused certain reactions in her body that were best not experienced in mixed company. "It's just panties," she finally whispered. "And they're really great panties," Matt agreed. "But it's not the panties, Amy. It's you.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Voice #Amy #Body

The calories in chocolate don't count because chocolate comes from the cocoa bean, and everyone knows that beans are good for you.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Chocolate #Cocoa #Beans

Try asking sometime. Not all women will stand for that 50 Shades crap, you know.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Trying #Asking #Shade

I’d want to have sex with myself. All the time.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Sex #Want

Chocolate is cheaper than therapy, and you don't need an appointment.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Chocolate #Needs #Therapy

Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Jobs #Wine #Dark

My mom told me that I should trust the man who could see the sorrow behind my smile, the love behind my anger, and the reasons behind my silence.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Mom #Men #Silence

Tired of me already?" he asked with a smile in his voice. "No quite yet. You?" His eyes darkened, and he kissed her again. "Never." Her heart skipped a beat. "Never is a long time," she said. His voice was low, fierce. And very sure. "That's what I'm counting on.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Eye #Tired #Heart

I'm not defined by what people think of me. My happiness comes from within.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Thinking #People #Think Of Me

...But the problem is, people tend to assign you the role of the person you are at your worst, you know?
-- Jill Shalvis

#People #Roles #Problem

I'm going to shoot somebody," Maddie said. "Sawyer hates when people do that. It's a whole bunch of paperwork.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Hate #People #Said

Let's start with where you are,' he said. 'You're here.' Taking her hand, he pressed it to his chest above his heart.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Heart #Hands #Where You Are

You're a Daniels and a Walker. That means you're 99% fine stubbornness, tenacity and resilience combined", Tara said. "And the other 1%?" Mia asked as they sat at the tiny galley table. Ford wrapped an arm around her neck and pulled her in close. "Perfection.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Mean #Perfection #Resilience

What do you want? "To know you," she said without hesitation. "All of you. I want to know what makes you feel good." "Your laughter," he said without hesitation. "Feeling your hands on me. The way you look at me, whether I've been a complete dumbass, or just made you come-" With a laugh, she ducked her head, but he dipped his down until she was looking at him again. "You want to know what scared me?" he asked. "Yes" He leaned even closer and slid a hand to the nape of her neck. "The thought of never having those things with you again." -Chloe and Sawyer (Head over Heels)
-- Jill Shalvis

#Laughter #Hands #Laughing

He didn't see anything." She rolled to her feet. "I was in your bed! We could have scarred him for life!" "Grace, we weren't doing anything. Well, I wasn't. You were snoring." "I don't--" She smoothed her dress down and searched out her sandals, shoving her feet into them. She glanced at herself in the mirror over his dresser and groaned. Hair, wild. Lips, swollen. Face, flushed. Nipples, hard. "Dammit!" She clapped her hands over them. "It's like they're broken!
-- Jill Shalvis

#Hands #Feet #Mirrors

There are four basic food groups: plain chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Food #Dark #White

You said you'd kiss me if I lost Tank." --- "You want me to kiss you?" Oh boy. "You were happy I'd lost your puppy?" He was looking like he was still thinking about smiling as he glanced down at Tank, tucked under his arm. "No. That would make me an asshole." Right...
-- Jill Shalvis

#Kissing #Thinking #Boys

The smile made her want to hug him, and maybe love him up some more. Stupid smile.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Stupid #Hug #Want

God save her from annoying Alphas.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Annoying #Alphas

You could start an argument in an empty house.
-- Jill Shalvis

#House #Argument #Empty

Why was man created before woman? Because you always need a rough draft before the final copy.” – Chloe Traeger
-- Jill Shalvis

#Men #Finals #Needs

If things don’t seem right, try going left.” – Chloe Traeger
-- Jill Shalvis

#Trying #Chloe

It’s frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Answers #Frustrating #Bother

Remember, you’re unique. And so is everyone else.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Unique #Remember

He handed her the other half of his candy bar. She stared at it like it was a brick of gold. "I'm on a diet." But she took it. "A see-food diet, apparently. I see food and I eat it.
-- Jill Shalvis

#Gold #Bricks #Bars